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Rural School Leaflet 



elbow to the buttock; (2) the height from the withers to the ground; 

 (3) the height from the rump to the ground. 



Since some of the good points of the horse arc judged by proportion, the 

 pupils may make an instrument for taking measurements, as follows: 

 Procure a piece of soft white pine two inches wide, one-half inch thick, and 

 four feet long. To one end of this, and at right angles to it, tack securely 

 a similar piece of pine eighteen inches long; to the other end strap loosely 

 an ordinary carpenter's square so that it may slide back and forth. 

 Now mark off the long piece in inch and half-inch lengths, beginning 

 at the inside of the stationary bar. A yardstick may be used for making 

 the measurements of the horse, but in order to have them accurate the 

 instrument should be made. 



II. TYPES OF HORSES 



By comparing horses it may be seen that there are different fonns, 

 or types. Some possess a form that enables them to draw very heavy 

 loads, but at a slow pace. Some are so formed as to draw light loads 



at a very rapid pace. 

 Between these two ex- 

 tremes there is a form 

 that is intended to 

 draw a \'eny' moderate 

 load, but with high 

 action and much style. 

 These are three dis- 

 tinct types, and they 

 are called draft 

 horses, driving horses, 

 and coach horses. 



The draft horse has 

 short legs, a heavy 

 body, a short, thick 

 neck, broad, deep 

 chest and shoulders, 

 strong hocks , and 

 rather large joints and 

 feet. With the draft 

 type, weight is one of 



the most important 

 Percheron. Draft type ., . . 



considerations for a 



true draft horse must be heavy as compared with the coach horse or 



the driving horse. A draft horse in fair condition may weigh an}^here 



